Near Record Temp/Snow this weekend?

I'm sure you felt the warmth as you stepped outside earlier this morning and last night temperatures in our region were above normal as well. I'm sure so might be wondering is it December or Spring? Well, we almost reached a record here for our region this morning. The temperature was 67 recorded at 6:51 am and looking at the history for the Newark region, the temperature today reached rather close to the record set back in 1998 which was 70 degrees. The average for this time of the year is 40. Today's high was 27 degrees above normal though, and I must say, the temperature felt rather nice. The cold front from our west moved into the region this afternoon, dropping the temps down to 63, which is much cooler than this morning but still considerably away from the average for this time of year. It is also quite breezy outside as the front moves through. Currently the wind is from the west at 16 mph and gusts up to 22 mph. So will we be getting any closer to the average temperature for the month of December?

There is a chance for snow on Saturday night, as a low pressure system from off the coast moves into the area. The models (The GFS and the NAM) have shown this low off the coast with high pressure to the North which is an ideal set-up for snow. The temperatures will also be ideal for snow to occur in the region. NOAA is expecting temperatures to drop down to 29 degrees Saturday night. The chance for the region getting snow on Saturday is 30% according to NOAA and down in South Jersey is 50%. Let's our fingers crossed for a snowflake or two, for many areas of the state, Saturday night could be our first snow of the season!